Research

Research, scholarship, and innovation are at the core of UMass Dartmouth's mission. We are a Doctoral University – Higher Research Activity (R2) as designated by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

Research News

June 17, 2019 UMass Dartmouth researcher urges long-range planning for fishing communities as changing ocean temperatures shift habitats Risk to dozens of ports from North Carolina to Maine examined

June 10, 2019 Professor among team that developed video game to help create vaccines, cancer therapies, and more Foldit was designed to allow citizen scientists of all education levels the chance to design impactful new proteins

May 31, 2019 SMAST to host "Eat Like a Fish" on June 6 Special guest Kate Masury, program director at Eating with the Ecosystem, will present findings from an innovative research effort called the Eat Like a Fish citizen science project.

Research Offices

Institutional Ethics and Compliance

Assists researchers to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and policies regarding human and animal subjects, biosafety and export control

Research Development

Builds research capacity by promoting collaborations, managing internal grants, disseminating funding opportunities and celebrating research achievements